Saturday, January 24, 2009

Boatneck Sweater Progress Update

This sweater is taking much longer than I intended because other projects took precedence over the holidays. However, this past week I finally finished the front and back of the body. Earlier this month I'd taken this sweater along to a Saturday morning meeting and knit the whole front of the sweater from the armholes up, only to figure out when I got home that it was supposed to be ribbed. So I had to take out a lot of work and start on the section from the armholes again.

Now I'm working on the first arm. I'm knitting them in the round until I get to the armhole shaping. I'm enjoying using a new pair of knitting needles that I got from Grafton Fibers this week. They are the lovely Darn Pretty bubblegum stripe, with colors of blue and pink and are so smooth to knit with. I heartily recommend their needles.

It's time to devote more time to this sweater so I can finish it before winter's over. After knitting the quick top-down Shalom sweater on a larger gauge this past weekend, I think my next sweater will be with larger needles and yarn so that the project moves more quickly.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

where do you find the wooden needles? I'm looking for them locally but can't find them here in NC.

Emily said...

Charlotte, I know JoAnn Fabrics usually has bamboo needles and that a more independent yarn store often has wider selections.
Good luck in your search

Unknown said...

Thanks Emily! I'll have to venture I think to Raleigh to the AC Moore. Road Trip. :)